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State offers $20 million in emergency gap funding for businesses An extra $11 million to be accelerated to 40 towns
Gov. Phil Scott, the Agency of Commerce and Community Development and State Treasurer Michael Pieciak announced multiple initiatives today to provide financial support to businesses and municipalities impacted by the severe flooding. “Hundreds of Vermont businesses have been impacted by severe flooding, and for many, loans will not be enough” said Gov. Phil Scott. “That’s […]
George ‘Joe’ Hinkley, 96, of Springfield
George “Joe” Hinkley 96, of Springfield, passed away on Monday July 17, 2023 at the Springfield Health & Rehabilitation Center. He was born June 2, 1927 in Greenfield, Mass., the son of Harland and Maybelle (Danforth) Hinkley. Joe graduated class of 1945 from Windsor High School and served in the U.S. Army from March 1946 […]
Convoy of Hope truck to distribute supplies at Cavendish Town Elementary
A Convoy of Hope truck will be distributing supplies to flood victims on Thursday and Friday at Cavendish Town Elementary School, 573 Main St. Convoy of Hope is a faith-based relief effort, headquartered in Springfield, Missouri, that responds to disasters throughout the country. Hours of the drive-through distribution will be 2 to 6 p.m. on […]
Party Crashers kicks off music series in Chester on July 20
Party Crashers will kick off the Chester Summer Music Series on Thursday, July 20. The concert will begin at 6:30 p.m. on the lawn of the Academy Building, across from the Green in Chester. Touted as the Upper Valley and Central Vermont’s hottest band, this six-piece, high-energy dance band has been rocking the New England music scene […]
College News
Willem Bargfrede of Chester was named to the Dean’s List at Champlain College for the spring 2023 semester. To qualify for this academic honor, students must maintain full-time status and a semester grade point average of at least 3.5. Bargfrede is a student in the Division of Information Technology and Sciences. LilyMarie Vullo of Cavendish […]
Disaster relief resource center open today and Thursday in Londonderry
A Multi-Agency Resource Center or MARC will be operating in Londonderry today and tomorrow to help area residents — including those in Ludlow — with disaster related needs. The MARC is located at Neighborhood Connections in the Mountain Marketplace, 5700 Route 100, with state and local agencies and other organizations including FEMA, Vermont Emergency Management, […]
West River Farmers Market reopens Saturday at Flood Brook School
The West River Farmers Market will be reopening at Flood Brook School, 91 VT-11 in Londonderry, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 22. The market’s home site at the junction of Routes 11 and 100 in Londonderry is currently in need of significant repair after last Monday’s flooding. Please respect the grounds […]
Where to donate funds, goods to help families, businesses and organizations
By Cynthia Prairie and Cara Philbin @2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Small businesses, organizations and individuals have all suffered from the floods of July 10, 2023. Below is a list of fundraising efforts in our communities. We are concentrating on highly local efforts. If you know of other such efforts, please e-mail them in the format […]
SBA offers low-interest disaster loans to businesses, residents Flood recovery office set up in Ludlow; forms available online
Low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration are available to businesses and residents in Vermont following the announcement of a presidential disaster declaration due to damages from severe storms and flooding that began on July 7. “SBA’s mission-driven team stands ready to help Vermont small businesses and residents impacted by this disaster in […]
The Gully Boys return to Proctorsville Green July 19
The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association, on behalf of the Town of Cavendish, invites everyone to the Cavendish concert series at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 19. The Gully Boys return to the gazebo on the Svec Memorial Green in Proctorsville. The Gully Boys are a professional rock/jam band from the Green Mountains, influenced by […]
Sundays on Hill concert with Counterpoint canceled
Sundays on the Hill in Weston is canceling its concert scheduled for 4 p.m. today, Sunday, July 16 with the Counterpoint Chorus. Extensive damage caused by last week’s flooding at Lawrence Hill Road, throughout Weston and southern Vermont as well as today’s forecast for additional rain with dangerous flash-flooding risk make it best to hold […]
Flooding cancels customer appreciation day
© 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Kim Rushford still appreciates his customers, but when flood waters wrecked the driveway to his garage at Route 103 north and carried some of his equipment off the premises, he decided he needed to cancel the Customer Appreciation Day scheduled for Saturday, July 22. For the time being, Rushford, who […]
Excavator used in Downer’s ATM theft Police seek information on perpetrators
© 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Police are looking for the person who used an excavator to steal an ATM in Weathersfield early this Sunday morning. According to a Vermont State Police press release, at 4:11 this morning someone used a Kubota excavator to remove the front wall of the store at Downer’s Four Corners in […]
Henry Homeyer: How to pick and arrange your flowers
By Henry Homeyer © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC I have been keeping track this year of what blooms for me, and when. So far I’ve recorded over 100 species of flowers (plus many more named varieties of the same genus) and 40 species of flowering trees and shrubs. Blooming starts with snowdrops in March and […]
Individuals, business owners may be eligible for disaster jobless aid
©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC MONTPELIER On Friday, President Biden approved Vermont’s Major Disaster Declaration request that authorizes Vermont to receive “individual assistance,” which includes Disaster Unemployment Assistance. The federally funded Disaster Unemployment Assistance program provides temporary unemployment insurance benefits to individuals whose employment or self-employment has been lost or interrupted as a direct result of […]
Bridge closure on Popple Dungeon due to flooding
By Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Town of Chester learned Friday night that the abutment for a small bridge on Popple Dungeon Road has been severely undermined and must be closed until further notice. The bridge on Popple Dungeon is just west of Nudist Camp Road and just before the Williams River […]
Road conditions in Chester and Weston
By Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC The following lists of road conditions are as of Thursday night, July 14. Work continues in Chester and Weston to make all of the roads passable. Please note, passable means just that. These are not permanent repairs, but fixes to make it possible so that everyone who […]
Londonderry clears more roads, continues to warn about possible flash flooding
©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Londonderry Road Crews made great progress on Thursday opening roads. The following roads still remain closed however: Cromack, Glebe View, Goodaleville (Londonderry portion is open, bridge is closed at the town line), Livermore Mills (passable with a truck but very rough), Rowes, Thompsonburg. Also, the expected severe storms for last night […]
Cleanup begins after massive rains wallop region Reports from Londonderry, Weston, Chester and Andover
By Cynthia Prairie and Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC The comparisons to Tropical Storm Irene of August 2011 began rolling in over the weekend as the National Weather Service rolled out its rain estimates. By Monday night, at the end of the storm that dropped as much as 9 inches of rain in […]
Weather Service says more storms on the way
©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC The National Weather Service has issued another hazardous weather warning for southern Vermont, this one until 8 a.m. Friday. With ground already saturated from early July rains and Monday’s deluge, more flooding could be expected. The NWS says “strong to severe thunderstorms are expected … late afternoon through late evening across […]
